City of Berlin wins Spanish Prince of Asturias prize for promoting harmonyMADRID — Berlin, reunited as one city after decades of division during the Cold War, won Spain’s prestigious Prince of Asturias prize on Thursday for its contribution to promoting peace and harmony. Opel works council chief expects GM decision; to organize protests if Magna not chosenFRANKFURT — The head of Opel’s workers council said Thursday he expects a decision to be announced by General Motors Co. on the future of Opel later in the day, but he did not know what the U.S. automaker’s board of directors had decided. Jewish group and AIDS-awareness campaigners protest safe-sex video featuring HitlerBERLIN — A German AIDS awareness group has come under fire for posting an online video that starts off with a young couple having sex in an apartment before revealing the male to be a grinning Adolf Hitler. German chancellor calls for world to reserve judgment on civilian deaths in Afghan airstrikeBERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that the world should reserve judgment on whether civilians were killed in a German-ordered airstrike in Afghanistan, even as NATO said it believed that civilians had died in the attack. OECD forecasts social benefits from recessionBERLIN - A study of education round the globe forecast Tuesday that the world recession may paradoxically benefit societies, since it will prompt the next generation to get a better education. 65 years after WWII, German parliament overturns all Nazi-era treason convictionsBERLIN — Germany’s parliament unanimously passed a blanket measure Tuesday overturning Nazi-era verdicts convicting people of treason, nearly 65 years after the end of World War II. Knut gets lucky: New female polar bear arrives to stay with Berlin’s favorite bearBERLIN — Berlin’s favorite polar bear Knut has a new companion: Giovanna, a female polar bear from Munich. Germany’s Merkel: no premature judgments on Afghan strike in which civilians reportedly diedBERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that the world should reserve judgment on whether civilians were killed in a German-ordered airstrike in Afghanistan, even as NATO said it believed that civilians had died. Germany urges outsiders to hold criticism of Afghan airstrike pending investigationBERLIN — Germany struggled Monday to defend the decision to call in a deadly airstrike in northern Afghanistan last week, deflecting international criticism of the attack that came just weeks after NATO ordered a clampdown on the use of air power. Germany, Britain announce meeting on Afghanistan’s futureBERLIN - Germany and Britain announced a new initiative Sunday for an international conference on Afghanistan, to be held later this year after the outcome of the Afghan presidential election is known. Germany’s Merkel launches re-election campaign calling for center-right governmentBERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel has kicked off her conservative party’s campaign for the Sept. 27 German election by calling for a center-right coalition with the pro-business Free Democrats. Thousands participate in anti-nuclear demonstrations in GermanyBERLIN - Tens of thousands of people from Germany, France, Denmark and Austria have staged a rally in downtown Berlin Saturday to protest against a government plan to extend the operation of the country’s nuclear power plants. Berlin NGO conference attendees say more funding needed to improve women’s health, developmentBERLIN — Securing sufficient funding is the greatest obstacle to improving women’s well-being and rights in the developing world, officials attending a conference on sexual and reproductive health said Friday. Soon, a portable optical atomic clockBERLIN - In a new research work, a team of scientists has shown how optical atomic clocks in the future might become more compact and even portable, maybe even travel to space. Philips starts making sex toysBERLIN - Philips, the consumer electronics company which for decades has been a byword for Dutch solidity, announced in Berlin Thursday that it had begun manufacturing sex toys. In bid to draw attention to global warming, 1,000 mini ice men melt away in BerlinBERLIN — A thousand miniature people have slowly melted away in a Berlin square in an effort by the World Wildlife Fund to draw attention to melting ice caps in Greenland and Antarctica. Tough talk on possible Iran sanctions as Western deadline for negotiations loomsDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — There is no shortage of warnings that September could be a very bumpy month for Iran. German court lets boy be named ‘Djehad,’ a variation of Arabic ‘jihad,’ or ‘holy war’BERLIN — A Berlin court has upheld rulings in favor of parents who sought to name their son Djehad, a variation on the Arabic “jihad,” or holy war. Poll: Germans favor center-right coalition weeks ahead of parliamentary ballotBERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel remains well-positioned to replace her uncomfortable coalition with a new center-right government when Germans vote on Sept. 27, a poll showed Wednesday, although she cautioned that the outcome could be tight. Eurozone unemployment hits 10-year highBERLIN - Unemployment in the 16-member eurozone hit a 10-year high in July, data released Tuesday showed. Germany, France reiterate Iran ultimatumBERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy Monday called for tougher sanctions against Iran, if the country fails enter talks on its nuclear programme ahead of a September deadline. Germany, France reinforce demand that Iran cooperate on nuclear issue or face more sanctionsBERLIN — Germany and France on Monday reinforced a call for Iran to respond to concerns about its nuclear program in September or face tougher sanctions, and said they wanted wide international agreement on those measures. German exit polls leak via TwitterBERLIN - Data from exit polls in Germany was widely distributed via the online service Twitter Sunday, breaking a confidentiality law and upsetting electoral officials. Setback for Merkel’s party in German state pollsBERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party suffered a stinging setback Sunday in two of three German state assembly elections, with small parties eating into the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) support. German conservatives take hit but Merkel says chances still good in Sept. 27 national electionBERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday she is confident of forming a new center-right government after the nationwide election Sept. 27, insisting that she won’t change strategy despite disappointing weekend results in state votes. Officials from 6 nations in Iran talks to meet in Germany this weekBERLIN — Officials from six countries trying to address concerns about Iran’s nuclear program will meet in Germany this week, the government in Berlin said Monday. Swiss tightrope walker climbs up cable on Germany’s highest mountainBERLIN — A Swiss tightrope walker has staged a spectacular climb up a steep cable on the slopes of Germany’s highest mountain. Merkel’s party loses ground in 2 German regions, votes raise possibility of leftist alliancesBERLIN — Voters inflicted losses on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives in state elections Sunday, a setback weeks before a national election that she hopes will produce a new center-right government. Time doesn’t heal all wounds; 70 years after WWII, Poles fear Germans are misreading historyWARSAW, Poland — Back home in Germany, Erika Steinbach is hardly a household name. But in neighboring Poland she is a national hate figure, caricatured on magazine covers as a Nazi in SS uniform. German authorities say former leftist terrorist linked to 1977 prosecutor’s murder arrestedBERLIN — Using new DNA evidence, police have arrested a former German leftist terrorist on suspicion of involvement in the 1977 slaying of West Germany’s federal prosecutor and two other people, authorities said Friday. |
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